In this post, I hope to acclimate you to a few of the resources that are housed at PlainLanguage.gov so that you will learn to integrate the guidance into your own work as well as to navigate the site on your own.
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Step-by-Step Guide to Grad School Applications
Spring is spreading across the country, and we all know what that means. It’s time to think about what you’ll be doing fall of 2017. Here are some helpful tips to guide you through the application process.
Tips and Tools to Become a Better Writer
These tips and tools are aimed at helping you become a better writer of content you produce for work—be it letters, reports, blog posts, emails, newsletters, press releases, social media content, or web copy.
3 Easy Tips to Craft Emails That Get a Reply, Fast
Learn how to write better email—email that actually gets a reply.
What Makes an Award-Winning Government Website
Successful government websites are consistent, accessible, and current. Surprisingly though, many sites lag far behind today’s communications standards, missing the most important goal: serve the public well.
FAQS: The Government Printing Office Style Manual
Writing clearly is hard enough without having to make gut-wrenching decisions about commas, spaces, hyphens, and quotation marks every few seconds. Thankfully, government writers have a sort of uniform code of conduct designed to make all government writing consistent. It’s called the Government Printing Office Style Manual, and it resolves many of the common, everyday… Read more »
Re-imagining the Press Release Through Data
Admit it, press releases rarely work. King County, Wash., is now tracking data to learn which reporters are interested in specific subjects.
Top 13 Job Lists for Government
Make your job search easier with these top government job search engines and listservs.
Elevating the Citizen Experience with Digital Government
Amidst the enticing aroma of bagels, government and industry employees gathered at GovDelivery on Tuesday morning for a panel on elevating the citizen experience in digital government. The foundation of the panel was a report that GovDelivery published recently on trends in digital government engagement. The panel consisted of three current and former government employeesRead… Read more »
6 Ideas to Engage Your Employees
The more we let our people go as opposed to shackling them to their desks, the more productive they will be.